CALORIE
calorie, gram calorie, small calorie
(noun) unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
Calorie, kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie
(noun) a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
calorie (plural calories)
(nutrition) Kilogram calorie or large calorie. A unit of energy 1000 times larger than the gram calorie. It is equivalent to the gram kilocalorie, approximately 4.2 kilojoules.
(physics, chemistry, obsolete) The gram calorie or small calorie, a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to approximately 4.2 joules. This unit was widely used in chemistry and physics, being the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C.
Usage notes
• Most scientific studies are now carried out using the joule (an SI unit).
• In nutritional contexts the term calorie refers to the kilogram calorie and the term kilocalorie refers to 1000 gram calories. Thus the two terms are equivalent.
• European legislation now requires foods to be labelled with the term kilocalorie.
Anagrams
• Coralie, cariole, coalier, loricae
Source: Wiktionary
Cal"o*rie, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. calor heat.] (Physics)
Definition: The unit of heat according to the Frensc standard; the amount of heat requires to raise the temperature of one kilogram (sometimes, one gram) of water one degree centigrade, or from 0Foot pound.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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